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Derrick Evans is a former West Virginia state legislator who was elected in November 2020 but resigned in January 2021 after participating in the January 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol breach. He pleaded guilty to civil disorder charges and served three months in federal prison before being pardoned by President Donald Trump in January 2025.